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Aug 9, 2002, 8:12 PM - Merged: Re: Attaching thruster cones to the balls? How do you do it?#29

what did you guys use for the balls?i have my nozzles but im having trouble finding something for the balls.i was going to use a x-mas decoration ball BUT i only had the glass ones laying around the house.they were the perfect size too,if only they were plastic.

Aug 9, 2002, 11:10 PM - Merged: Re: Attaching thruster cones to the balls? How do you do it?#32

Boba Freekk wrote:what did you guys use for the balls?i have my nozzles but im having trouble finding something for the balls.i was going to use a x-mas decoration ball BUT i only had the glass ones laying around the house.they were the perfect size too,if only they were plastic.

I'm using wooden balls I found at Hobby Lobby. They're still pretty light, but should hold up better than thin plastic or paper mache.

Aug 10, 2002, 7:04 PM - Merged: Re: Attaching thruster cones to the balls? How do you do it?#33

wooden balls sound like a GREAT idea.ill be able to screw my nozzles right in along with some expoxy.only one thing...when you paint them wouldnt the woodgrain texture show?i really want to use the wooden balls but that is the only thing that is holding me back.i dont want it to look like painted wood.thanks.

Aug 11, 2002, 3:49 PM - Merged: Re: Attaching thruster cones to the balls? How do you do it?#35

thanks propreplicator!!!the wooden balls sound like the most durable idea yet.with the plastic there just doesnt seem like there much of a glueing surface.im going this afternoon and look for some wooden ones.

i swear, sometimes finding just the right parts can be soooo time consuming, but its a great feeling when you do.

O.K. maybe I'm color blind but I'm having a Hell of a time figuring out exactly what color they are! I'm looking at the pictures from MoM and they look like they are an olive drab sort of greyish color...any clues? What paints did people use? I'm trying to paint mine and I'm at a loss.

PLEASE HELP!!!!! If you have the exact paint brand and color you used that would be a HUGE help to me!

O.K.
What I did was,Paint them white.Then from about 3 feet away
dusted them with silver or chrome.Then A light dusting of black to give them the charred look.I don't have pics to post
but they look pretty damn close.Good Luck.

This is what I was thinking too and Dean O confirmed that BUT...why do they look almost olive drab or gray in the pictures from the Magic of Myth exibit from the CD? I'm confused. Is it just that they are SO DIRTY they look that way?

Are we talking ESB or ROTJ? For mr ROTJ jet pack, I went with an off white paint so my whites would look older. It was Almond by Rustoleum. That part is the most weathered part of the pack with a lot of grey, and black misting, and chrome chipping of course.

BOBA PHAT wrote:Are we talking ESB or ROTJ? For mr ROTJ jet pack, I went with an off white paint so my whites would look older. It was Almond by Rustoleum. That part is the most weathered part of the pack with a lot of grey, and black misting, and chrome chipping of course.

Hey...I noticed something that struck me as pretty damn funny.
In you #27 picture of the top of the rocket I noticed that it looks
like you painted a very subtle image of santa clause with sunglasses
on. Mind you, I'm coming off a long day at work with only three and
a half hours of sleep before that...so it's a good bet that I'm seeing
things.